Sherry Lipp over at Blogcritics posted a great review of the show she attended at the Chop Suey, check it out!
2008 American Idol finalists Michael Johns and Brooke White have embarked on a brief club tour together, sharing the same backing band. I was able to catch their show at Seattle’s Chop Suey. I also [...]

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I spoke with former Buckhead man and season 7 finalist Michael Johns last month in advance of his soulful first album “Hold Back My Heart,” out today. Listen to it at AOL here.
Since I last spoke with him last December at Gwinnett Arena for a charity tennis tourney, he’s been too busy to come back [...]

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Writer and MJO member, Tania Hussain, has written a great review of Hold Back My Heart over at Newsvine.com. Check out an excerpt below!
Every now and then there comes an album that seems to have ingeniously soared into such spirit and authenticity and coyly finds a way to your soul. Michael Johns’ exquisite album, [...]

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Check out Michael’s interview at Popawesome.com!

The most AWESOME…..
Song you’ve ever written? “This is Goodbye” off my new album. It just was as pure as pure songwriting can be. It really came out of the sky and I could not believe I had a hand in it.

Recipe you know by heart? My recipe for my world [...]

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Sherry Lipp, the author the blog American Idol Lowdown wrote an excellent review of “Hold Back My Heart” over at Blogcritics.org. Michael even “Tweeted” about it to show his appreciation. Thanks for such a great review, Sherry!

Hold Back My Heart does have a rock/soul vibe with a definite emphasis on soul. [...]

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Lots of very great reviews of Hold Back My Heart are starting to roll in leading up to the release date on 6-23. This is such an exciting time for Michael and his fans!
The review below is from the Herald Dispatch blog out of Huntington, WV.
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American Idol’s Soul Man Returns
American Idol’s Michael Johns talks to us about his biggest influences.
The upside of getting eliminated from American Idol early on? “I got to go to the White House correspondents’ dinner, Ellen DeGeneres invited me to her 50th birthday party, and I was able to work on my first album,” says Australian [...]

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The banter paused as another Season Sevener, the great Michael Johns, took the stage for a 20-minute set. Having seen Michael play twice in the last week, one notices what an accomplished and comfortable performer he is becoming, delivering affecting and intimate sets in two very different venues. On this evening, he had a surprise [...]

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Another “Idol” graduate inks his first solo Billboard chart appearance. Michael Johns, last year’s eighth-place finalist, debuts on Adult Contemporary at No. 27 with “Heart on My Sleeve.” The ballad introduces the Australian-born artist’s first post-”Idol” album, “Hold Back My Heart, due June 23.
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Not only did Michael post this news to his personal Twitter account but Americanidol.com has written an article about it. Congrats MJ!
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Michael Johns Hits the Charts
Season 7’s 8th place finisher, Michael Johns, landed on the charts this week with his new single, “Heart On My Sleeve.” The song debuted at number 27 on [...]

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